This paper tests Harry Arthur's theory that Canadian law societies engage in an "ethical economy," in which they use their regulatory powers only in high reward/low risk cases - i.e., where the practitioner is less likely to resist their authority and the offence is morally unambiguous....

Fostering activism has always been central to progressive lawyering theory. Every approach to the progressive practice of law has contemplated as an essential ingredient some form of client activity--be it collective mobilization, civic participation or simply empowerment. This Article traces...

This article examines the efficacy of Preventive Law jurisprudence to internal corporate law practice. The article compares internal corporate law practice to the practice approach of Preventive Law. The article explores the benefits of Preventive Law jurisprudence to internal corporate law...

Dispute boards (DBs) are becoming increasingly well-known around the world as a means of managing conflict so as to avoid disputes on construction projects. However, there has been little discussion of the role that lawyers can play in relation to DBs. This article seeks to fill this gap

Lawyers, more than ever, are interested in their ethical obligations. They should be, because malpractice law suits and government enforcement actions – both based on the Rules of Professional Conduct – are on the increase. Our ethics rules make lawyers different than other professionals,...

The experience of working as returning officer (RO), assistant returning officer (ARO), presiding officer (PO) and revising authority (RA) during past four important elections has made me to learn a lot about the role of the judge during general elections activity (for returning the candidates...

In this brief Article, I explore the growing empirical evidence in support of the public choice model of judicial decision making. Although legal scholars have traditionally been reluctant to engage in a critical inquiry into the role of judicial self-interest on judicial behavior, recent...

The conventional wisdom among many legal scholars is that judicial independence can best be achieved with an appointive judiciary; judicial elections turn judges into politicians, threatening judicial autonomy. Yet the original supporters of judicial elections successfully eliminated the...